... Kry The use of medicinal plants is generally avoided during pregnancy, but once the infant is born, both mother and infant use a variety of medicinal plants During interviews the preparation and ... lobbianum (Kurz) Miers is used by the Karen in Northern Thailand to alleviate pain and during postpartum [49], and by the Yao in Northern Thailand for abdominal pain and for treating obstetric diseases ... away from the main house (Figure 3) During the menses women stay, eat and sleep in this hut, and are prohibited from entering any houses in the village, including their own Infants, until they...